
Originally Posted by
Egan101
Since the Civic Turbo has the Focus Ecoboost as its primary competitor, will the 120k difference be worth it? Most tests do say that the Civic Turbo is a second quicker to 100 kmh than the Focus Ecoboost even though its power and torque is less than the Focus Ecoboost. Honda also managed to keep the new Civic Turbo to be around the same weight as the previous gen 2.0L FB at around 1300kg.
The Mazda3 2.0R may not have the power output of those turbo compacts but it is cheaper at around 1.2M and very much capable for a sporty compact.